The Black Slaveowners of the Antebellum South: A Complicated Legacy - History Collection
4. Family and Protection
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Many Black slaveowners acquired slaves not for profit, but to protect loved ones. Restrictive laws often made it difficult or impossible to grant legal freedom, so free Black individuals sometimes purchased spouses,...
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